Spray indexing mechanism for faucet
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsBrad R. Hadfield, Perry D. Erickson
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Abstract
A faucet includes a spout, a spray hose, a support arm, and a sprayer. The spray hose is partially contained within the spout and extends from the spout. The support arm is coupled to the spout and extends from the spout. The sprayer includes a docking assembly and a spray head. The docking assembly is removably coupled to the support arm. The spray head assembly is rotatably coupled to the spray hose and rotatably coupled to the docking assembly. The docking assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the spray head assembly relative to the docking assembly.
Claims20
A faucet comprising:
- a spout;
- a spray hose partially contained within the spout and extending from the spout;
- a support arm coupled to the spout and extending from the spout;
- and
- a sprayer comprising:
- a docking assembly removably coupled to the support arm;
- and
- a spray head assembly rotatably coupled to the spray hose and rotatably coupled to the docking assembly;
- wherein the docking assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the spray head assembly relative to the docking assembly.
A faucet comprising:
- a spout;
- a spray hose partially contained within the spout and extending from the spout;
- a support arm coupled to the spout and extending from the spout;
- and
- a sprayer comprising:
- a docking assembly removably coupled to the support arm;
- and
- a spray head assembly rotatably coupled to the spray hose and rotatably coupled to the docking assembly;
- wherein the docking assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the spray head assembly relative to the spray hose;
- and
- wherein the spray head assembly is rotatable relative to the docking assembly without axial movement of the spray head assembly relative to the docking assembly and without translational movement of the spray head assembly relative to the docking assembly.
A sprayer comprising:
- a docking assembly comprising a retention device;
- and
- a spray head assembly configured to be rotatably coupled to a spray hose and rotatably coupled to the docking assembly;
- wherein the docking assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the spray head assembly relative to the docking assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.